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Torgils Knutsson

d. 1306 · 13th century

Torgils Knutsson was Lord High Constable of Sweden and the leading figure of the regency for the young King Birger Magnusson in the 1290s. In 1293 he led the expedition into Karelia known as the third Swedish crusade and founded Vyborg Castle. He fell from power after conflict with the king's brothers and the church, and was executed in Stockholm in 1306.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Torgils Knutsson. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/torgils-knutsson
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